Conceptor, General and Artistic Director of MISQA (McGill International String Quartet Academy), Prof. André J. Roy teaches viola, chamber music and orchestral studies at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University where he also served as Chair of the Department of Performance. Prof. Roy regularly gives classes at many other institutions including the Colburn School of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the University of Toronto and the University of Stuttgart and at several festivals and programs. Prof. Roy is the author of “String Quartet Technique”, a book on intonation and coordination exercises for string quartet training.